2008-2009 Program Requirements for UCLA Graduate Degrees

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2008-2009 academic year.

Fully Employed M.B.A. Program

Admission

Advising

Large group information sessions are offered to prospective applicants during the recruiting season, January through April; individual advising is on an appointment basis. For more information on advising, students should consult the F.E.M.B.A. admissions area.

Areas of Study

Core courses are in the following areas: economics, finance, decision sciences, operations, human resources and organization behavior, accounting, strategy and policy. Elective courses are offered in three broad tracks: finance, marketing, and general management. For more information students should consult the F.E.M.B.A. program.

Course Requirements

Students in the F.E.M.B.A.. program choose, based on space availability, one of three class section formats: Section one classes meet one weekday afternoon and Saturday morning; Section two classes meet all day Saturday; Section three classes meet Monday evening and Saturday morning. A traditional M.B.A. degree is awarded on completion of 84 units which are typically taken in a three-year period.

The three required elements of the F.E.M.B.A. program are the management core, the international management field study, and the management electives.

Management Core. The management core consists of 10.5 courses (42 units) on subjects basic to the practice of management. Student must maintain a 3.0 (B) overall average in the management core courses. Each class section completes core courses in a specified sequence.

International Field Study. The Global Access Program is the 10-unit, two-term field study project requirement in the third year of the F.E.M.B.A. program. Teams of F.E.M.B.A. students work with international client firms to create strategic business plans. Clients are typically high-growth, technology based companies seeking to expand into international markets, particularly, but not exclusively, into the United States. Students apply what they have learned from both their professional experience and their academic courses in a real world business environment.

Electives. The F.E.M.B.A. program offers three broad elective tracks: finance, marketing, and general management. Students are not required to specialize in one track but may choose courses from the three tracks. Students take electives outside of their regular class section formats to permit a wider choice of courses.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination requirement is fulfilled by completing the two-quarter core course in field studies. Students should refer to course requirements listed above.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Students enrolled in the F.E.M.B.A.. program generally complete the degree within three years.

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Program Requirements

Management: Fully Employed M.B.A. Program